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that is quicker than the pentagon officials said they thought would be prudent. >> john: wow, a visit 13-year war. the president is expected to call for compromise and reach common ground but isn't he using congress as a background while talking beyond them and asking voters to pressure congressmen into giving what he wants? isn't that how they perceive it and how will that go over with them. >> every speech that the president gives in the state of the union there is talk of compromise. but this time around the president will view it as much more partisan and aggressive. the progressives will like his style, his approach of blaming republicans for the continued washington gridlock, for not being able to get things done for the economy and threatening the middle class if these spending cuts go into the ditch. the president will make it very clear that he wants to use the bully pulpit of tonight to get around the pundit and press corp and get to the american people about who he believes is holding up the middle class. >> john: it will be interesting to see how this plays out this evenin
that is quicker than the pentagon officials said they thought would be prudent. >> john: wow, a visit 13-year war. the president is expected to call for compromise and reach common ground but isn't he using congress as a background while talking beyond them and asking voters to pressure congressmen into giving what he wants? isn't that how they perceive it and how will that go over with them. >> every speech that the president gives in the state of the union there is talk of...
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and if you just told the pentagon, okay. you have to get $46,000,000,000 out of your budget by september 30th, you figure it out. they would whine all the way to september 30th. you come up with a workable solution. but that's not the game they are playing. they are playing these across the board cuts. >> on a related question talking about budget and someone who has spoken out about the need to do some debt trimming of the budget let's say in the pentagon. chuck hagel, they are going to vote again next week. what is the feeling at the pentagon do they expect him to be the next defense secretary? >> oh, yeah. i think everybody anticipates him being the next secretary of defense. the issue there is is he a damaged secretary of defense? you have a guy who has got congressional experience, and my experience covering the pentagon all of these years is that political skills are the most important thing that a secretary of defense needs. >> really? >> yeah, because in the end, that's who gives you the money. >> that's whatley on p
and if you just told the pentagon, okay. you have to get $46,000,000,000 out of your budget by september 30th, you figure it out. they would whine all the way to september 30th. you come up with a workable solution. but that's not the game they are playing. they are playing these across the board cuts. >> on a related question talking about budget and someone who has spoken out about the need to do some debt trimming of the budget let's say in the pentagon. chuck hagel, they are going to...
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obviously the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? why are we doing this? >> john: at this point it might be fair to say we aren't doing this, mr. president. you and congress are in all of our names. for more, i'm joined by carlos warner, an assistant defender who represents 11 detainees at the guantanamo bay prison. counselor warner, welcome back to viewpoint. >> thank you for having me again, john. >> john: when did you last speak to your clients and are any of your clients on hunger strike? >> i represent 11. we believe ten of them are hunger striking although we can't say for sure because it is hard to communicate in guantanamo nowadays. the one that's is a high value detainee. i'm more than happy to tell you about the pain of being force-fed. >> john: please do both. what could you like to say about the president's remarks? >> he's blaming congress. he said congress has prevented it. what needs to be clear is under the current version of the ndaa, he has the a
obviously the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? why are we doing this? >> john: at this point it might be fair to say we aren't doing this, mr. president. you and congress are in all of our names. for more, i'm joined by carlos warner, an assistant defender who represents 11 detainees at the guantanamo bay prison. counselor warner, welcome back to viewpoint. >> thank you for having...
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they'll move $10 billion to the pentagon to train troops, maintain weapons and operations. from this there it would go back to the house where the republican majority will have to decide whether to accept it. and there they would go again coming out of their hole to see their shadow for six more weeks of nonsense. joining me now to dissect the nonsense steve cohen from washington, d.c. congress cohen, so great to have you back in the war room. >> it's interesting you mentioned the six weeks. we had a hearing in judiciary and i mentioned i felt like bill murray. it's groundhog's day in washington. the republicans come up with the same problem and regurgitate it over and over and over. >> michael: yes, it seems totally endless and now top house democrats caucus will vote against the republicans' short-term plan to fix this or their short-term budget bill. will any republicans come on board? >> some democrats will get on board, mostly blue dogs, but they cut so much in promise that are important to people and our constituents, and as you said it gives the defense department mo
they'll move $10 billion to the pentagon to train troops, maintain weapons and operations. from this there it would go back to the house where the republican majority will have to decide whether to accept it. and there they would go again coming out of their hole to see their shadow for six more weeks of nonsense. joining me now to dissect the nonsense steve cohen from washington, d.c. congress cohen, so great to have you back in the war room. >> it's interesting you mentioned the six...
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>> well, there's the pentagon spending. >> michael: right. >> and the then if you look at over time there is long-term costs. i was talking about the costs to 2013, the fiscal year. but if we project out to the next 40 years we know two things will happen: first we bought something rather large, which is this war almost entirely by borrowing. the interest on borrowing the war will be several trillion dollars. it depends on how you pay down this borrowing but that's a large chunk of the cost. in fact, interest costs costs overwhelm the interest spending the $800 billion of dod and state and so on. but the other major factor over the next 40 years we know that the soldiers who become veterans leave active duty will draw on veterans disability benefits to a greater degree as they age. when they come back from iraq sicker than when they come back from other wars. >> michael: something that we don't think about. the cost of doing the war and then the cost of taking care of people when they come home. many democrats signed off on the war but there were a lot of early concern about the bush admi
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they were complaining about we're supposed to protect these guys protect the government, protect the pentagon, and you broke the rules michael but actually telling us what they are actually doing. >> i think there was jealousy over the fact that he was courageous enough to break the rules that he was one of the rare, real journalists left in this country. aside from knowing him personally and being shocked by this news and devastated by this news, i feel bad for the american people because of the fact that they're not -- they lost a real journalist in this country. he would tell what you you didn't want to hear, but you needed to hear it. cenk: how many are left? right now is glenn greenwold and he is under a barrage of crist six. >> and the same lap dog journalists going after michael are going after glenn greenwold. we'll come right back. ç] cenk: all right, back on "the young turks." let's give you the rest of the news. in brazil, hundreds of thousands protested their government. it's interesting. these protests that have spread to so many cities in brazil, overall, about 240,000 people s
they were complaining about we're supposed to protect these guys protect the government, protect the pentagon, and you broke the rules michael but actually telling us what they are actually doing. >> i think there was jealousy over the fact that he was courageous enough to break the rules that he was one of the rare, real journalists left in this country. aside from knowing him personally and being shocked by this news and devastated by this news, i feel bad for the american people...
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there are many, many ways we can save money with defense in our pentagon budget, and never even touch anything that would affect our troops and their benefits and their families or national defense. nothing is off of the table and we have to under that defense can't be off of the table. we have to keep defense on the table as part of the negotiations as we move forward. i cannot accept a plan that's going to cut domestic spending by 8%. but i can look at a plan that looks at waste fraud and abuse cuts in the pentagon that will create jobs in our country and invest in infrastructure, education, healthcare rather than investing in cold war-era weapons systems that are now obsolete. >> jennifer: i hope they listen to you. barbara lee joining us. thank you for joining us. up next, leon panetta calls suicide in this country an epidemic, and the numbers bear them out. but in the gun safety debate numbers don't change things, people do. kim's husband jim was a casualty of that crisis. she's joining us next with her story. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks i
there are many, many ways we can save money with defense in our pentagon budget, and never even touch anything that would affect our troops and their benefits and their families or national defense. nothing is off of the table and we have to under that defense can't be off of the table. we have to keep defense on the table as part of the negotiations as we move forward. i cannot accept a plan that's going to cut domestic spending by 8%. but i can look at a plan that looks at waste fraud and...
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half of them in the pentagon. the pentagon yesterday said okay, you want to this happen? here's what you got. you have a decline in military readiness for the united states. that's already started because ships that should have been deployed to the mediterranean have not been deployed because operations and maintenance on militaryaire craft has been postponed or delayed. that's really smart. they're going to cut back on training so new forces to replace existing forces in afghanistan or iraq, for example. they're just not going to be ready to be deployed. and the pentagon said maybe most striking of all we have already sent out word to 800,000 civilian employees of the pentagon around the world. most of them in this country. a lot of them here in washington, d.c. and in northern virginia. sent word out that they're going to be furloughed which means in the beginning, they will have to cut back one day a week without pay. that's a 20% cut in their pay. one little example... i was told yesterday that if the sequester kicks in, for example there will be no easter egg roll at
half of them in the pentagon. the pentagon yesterday said okay, you want to this happen? here's what you got. you have a decline in military readiness for the united states. that's already started because ships that should have been deployed to the mediterranean have not been deployed because operations and maintenance on militaryaire craft has been postponed or delayed. that's really smart. they're going to cut back on training so new forces to replace existing forces in afghanistan or iraq,...
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jerry johnson tox talking about the cuts for the pentagon. do we really need 6700 bases oversee -- 700 bases overseas. since drones are doing most of the work today do we need more planes and pilots? all good questions jerry johnson. cuts to the pentagon have to be on the table as well as cuts to domestic programs. second hour is coming up. stay with us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: good mornings friends and neighbors. welcome to the "full court press" this thursday morning january 3rd. hey, you're looking good. it is good to you have on board as t complete recovery expected. there is a storm of outrage over john boehner's decision to delay any special funding for the victims of hurricane sandy. the homeowners and the governors in new york and new jersey are pissed as well they should be. and get ready for the next big storm after the ugly battle over the fiscal cliff here in washington, d.c. the next congress will be sworn in today and gearing up for the -- even uglier battle over the debt ceiling coming up in just a
jerry johnson tox talking about the cuts for the pentagon. do we really need 6700 bases oversee -- 700 bases overseas. since drones are doing most of the work today do we need more planes and pilots? all good questions jerry johnson. cuts to the pentagon have to be on the table as well as cuts to domestic programs. second hour is coming up. stay with us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: good mornings friends and neighbors. welcome to the "full...
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on-going bloody syrian conflict, lawmakers have now received their first public military assessment from pentagon leadership and it's not looking so hot. in a letter to the senate armed services committee, the joint chiefs of staff chairman, general martin dempsey offered a bleak portrait of what u.s. military intervention in the syrian conflict would entail. dempsey wrote that setting up a no-fly zone over parts of syria would require hundreds of ground and sea-based aircraft, intelligence and electronic warfare support and enablers for refueling and communications, estimated costs are $500 million. for that kind of money, you could buy current tv. averaging as much as a billion dollars per month over the course of a year. that's a lot of money. that's no guarantees of success and guess what, no oil. here to discuss syria, egypt and all things middle east is my exquisite panel political comedian of palestinian dissent dean obeidallah. filmmaker, nikki and contributor of forbes.com, the most foreign man here because he's from l.a., rick ungar. so we have a jew a catholic and two muslims and later
on-going bloody syrian conflict, lawmakers have now received their first public military assessment from pentagon leadership and it's not looking so hot. in a letter to the senate armed services committee, the joint chiefs of staff chairman, general martin dempsey offered a bleak portrait of what u.s. military intervention in the syrian conflict would entail. dempsey wrote that setting up a no-fly zone over parts of syria would require hundreds of ground and sea-based aircraft, intelligence and...
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and who at the pentagon where is this authority at the pentagon and who makes the decisions on how widespread do you know is the drone program run by the pentagon? >> i don't know necessarily the scope of the program, but i can tell you that in recent weeks, that's something that leon paneta as he is doing his final media tour ahead of likely being out of the pentgon, very shortly has been talking a lot about and he kind of said that drone warfare is likely to be a staple of the american military for quite some time looking forward. that was an interview about two weeks ago. the top guy at the pentagon spoken out about and said it will be part of the future the way america handles the military and he spoke to the program's success as well. >> bill: we have been talking. a lot about who makes this decision to go after an american citizen or non-american citizen. >> right. >> with drones. right now, there is a cia program and defense department program. why would you have two? as uncomfortable as i am with drones, i am more comfortable having it run out of the pentagon anthan the cia, given the
and who at the pentagon where is this authority at the pentagon and who makes the decisions on how widespread do you know is the drone program run by the pentagon? >> i don't know necessarily the scope of the program, but i can tell you that in recent weeks, that's something that leon paneta as he is doing his final media tour ahead of likely being out of the pentgon, very shortly has been talking a lot about and he kind of said that drone warfare is likely to be a staple of the american...
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the pentagon screwed up. the congress screwed up by cutting funding and came up with 29 recommendations for how to fix it. >> also ended up -- >> bill: shouldn't that kind of be the end of the story? >> well, it depends on -- this story has become so removed from what the original story was back in september. now it is a completely different animal. it is a very -- it is much more politicized than it used to be. so like for republicans whatever the answer they're looking for like has not been found and the arb report didn't turn it up somehow. >> bill: the answer that they're looking for will never be found because what they're look for is obama out of the white house. as mike huckabee said, this will drive president obama out of the white house. >> he actually said that? >> bill: yes, he did. >> there is a sense among republicans they have something bigger than watergate here. >> bill: that was exactly what huckabee said. which shows how delusional they are. before we move on to other issues, i want to give
the pentagon screwed up. the congress screwed up by cutting funding and came up with 29 recommendations for how to fix it. >> also ended up -- >> bill: shouldn't that kind of be the end of the story? >> well, it depends on -- this story has become so removed from what the original story was back in september. now it is a completely different animal. it is a very -- it is much more politicized than it used to be. so like for republicans whatever the answer they're looking for...
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poor leon panetta has to stay in the pentagon even longer like george bailey never getting out of bed. now because of you mr. reid, the chicken hawks have come home to roost. harry reid spent much of last year getting pressure to reform the rule but he blew the chance. then he apologized for blowing the chance. he said you on udall and mercury were right and he was wrong. he promised us come the beginning of the almighty 2013 session, he would make filibuster reform happen. on the first day harry had a chance to change the filibuster rules with a simple majority and harry reid stepped to the plate and filibustered on filibuster. he choked like george w. bush on pretzel nights on filibusters. he folded. s the
poor leon panetta has to stay in the pentagon even longer like george bailey never getting out of bed. now because of you mr. reid, the chicken hawks have come home to roost. harry reid spent much of last year getting pressure to reform the rule but he blew the chance. then he apologized for blowing the chance. he said you on udall and mercury were right and he was wrong. he promised us come the beginning of the almighty 2013 session, he would make filibuster reform happen. on the first day...
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praise from hero of mine, daniel ellsberg, the man who released the pentagon papers. maybe the role model for edward snowden. here is ellsberg. >> i've been waiting for 40 years to see a high official who really knew the workings of our system as it has evolved and is willing to tell the truth about it. at the cost of his career, at the cost -- very probably of his freedom. >> bill: a lot of americans agree with daniel ellsberg 42,458 have signed a petition on the white house site to free edward snowden. so i haven't signed it yet. >> you'll have to do that. >> bill: can we put up a link on our web site? >> we are. >> bill: you need 100,000 to get the white house response. we know what the response is going to be. we can't comment on an on-going investigation. but at any rate, a lot of people agree with ellsberg but a lot of americans agree with john boehner. >> he's a traitor. the president outlined last week these are important national security programs to help keep americans safe. and give us tools to fight the terrorist threat that we face. >> bill: all right. th
praise from hero of mine, daniel ellsberg, the man who released the pentagon papers. maybe the role model for edward snowden. here is ellsberg. >> i've been waiting for 40 years to see a high official who really knew the workings of our system as it has evolved and is willing to tell the truth about it. at the cost of his career, at the cost -- very probably of his freedom. >> bill: a lot of americans agree with daniel ellsberg 42,458 have signed a petition on the white house site...
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meanwhile at the pentagon newly sworn in defense secretary chuck hagel had a minute to savor the job before facing the big challenge. >> budget, sequestration i don't need to dwell on the good news there. that's a reality. we need to figure this out. >> let's hope the president doesn't order cuts in the canneries make budget. maybe chuck hagel will get help before the weekend. a drum roll for press secretary jay carney. >> the president did invite four leaders to the white house for friday where he hopes that they will have a constructed discussion. >> john: with michigan mcconnell, harry reid, join boehner and nancy pelosi. according to the gallup pole the president goes in better shape than his friends in the g.o.p. 45% say barack obama is doing a better job of handling the sequester than congressional democrats at 37% or the mcconnell and boehner crews with just 25% but that's just a poll. does that mean that the voters support the president's call for closing tax loopholes for the wealthy? according to a wall street journal poll over 20% of the adults think it's a good idea. 52%
meanwhile at the pentagon newly sworn in defense secretary chuck hagel had a minute to savor the job before facing the big challenge. >> budget, sequestration i don't need to dwell on the good news there. that's a reality. we need to figure this out. >> let's hope the president doesn't order cuts in the canneries make budget. maybe chuck hagel will get help before the weekend. a drum roll for press secretary jay carney. >> the president did invite four leaders to the white...
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to the pentagon. which i think doesn't say they'll take the c.i.a. totally out of the business. little murky there. but basically, it is up to the pentagon. which i think makes more sense. look, these are killing machines in a time of war whether it's actual all-out war or this continuing -- the war on terror. the war of islamic militants. that's really the job of the pentagon more than the job of the c.i.a. which is supposed to be our spy agency, not our killer agency. every time the c.i.a.'s gotten involved to kill anybody starting with assassinating other leaders of the world we didn't happen to like at the time, we've gotten in trouble. i think moving to this pentagon is a good effort. the other thing is it is going to impose the same standards on foreign enemies that we now impose on americans tightening up the use of drones and also according to "the new york times," it is going to limit what are called these signature strikes where we have hit groups of people, remember, the stories about weddi
to the pentagon. which i think doesn't say they'll take the c.i.a. totally out of the business. little murky there. but basically, it is up to the pentagon. which i think makes more sense. look, these are killing machines in a time of war whether it's actual all-out war or this continuing -- the war on terror. the war of islamic militants. that's really the job of the pentagon more than the job of the c.i.a. which is supposed to be our spy agency, not our killer agency. every time the c.i.a.'s...
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i simply think he is going to bring a perspective that we will rarely had in a leader of the pentagon. it will be controversial. i will say. i believe the guys sit there doing the drone stuff. i have read studies they have an immense amount of stress because they field moral questions and practical ones. but i think hagel is shining -- this is his subtle way in my view of shining light on some of these issues and raising questions. my sense is that it doesn't stop here. >> so rand paul raised some serious questions about drone warfare across the board and what ourwhat our guidelines or policies are or aren't on drones. did he do the right thing? did he make sense to you? >> in a 13-hour filibuster -- something about filibusters, you have to be a showman to do a 13-hour filibuster. you have to have a little bit of self-absorption on top of everything else. and so in that 13 hours, he said and did things which i disagree with and that i thought were silly, but on balance, going to the floor of the senate to say that this chamber, this body of congress, has a right to check and balance t
i simply think he is going to bring a perspective that we will rarely had in a leader of the pentagon. it will be controversial. i will say. i believe the guys sit there doing the drone stuff. i have read studies they have an immense amount of stress because they field moral questions and practical ones. but i think hagel is shining -- this is his subtle way in my view of shining light on some of these issues and raising questions. my sense is that it doesn't stop here. >> so rand paul...
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tim back to the pentagon for a second. i read -- one other impact -- the harry s truman was headed for the persian gulf i believe, and still in -- >> still in dock. >> bill: right. >> this is a huge development, actually because it's an aircraft carrier, and usually in the persian gulf, the u.s. maintains two aircraft carrier groups. and we're talking about a strike force that supports a number of ships. and we're looking at a symbol of american power. you can't look further than to say the aircraft is the ability for the united states to send humanitarian aid send strike targets overseas, and it is stuck in the persian gulf. >> bill: so we're already seeing a lesson in military readiness, right? >> i think that is arguable. usually there are two out there. >> bill: so we're half prepared. all right. out of time but good stuff. tim mak come back and we'll talk more later. >> all right. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians lau
tim back to the pentagon for a second. i read -- one other impact -- the harry s truman was headed for the persian gulf i believe, and still in -- >> still in dock. >> bill: right. >> this is a huge development, actually because it's an aircraft carrier, and usually in the persian gulf, the u.s. maintains two aircraft carrier groups. and we're talking about a strike force that supports a number of ships. and we're looking at a symbol of american power. you can't look further...
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pentagon. it's not going to be sustainable for them. >> bill: the center for american progress has a lot of ties to the white house. so you're going to be live blogging tonight. what does that mean? >> he's going to say something and we're going to provide the context. he's going to say we've reduced spending. we're going to have the numbers that debt has fallen by $4.5 trillion by 2010. not only the speech. we'll be doing the rebuttal. marco rubio's rebuttal. the english part of it we'll push back upon. check out think progress this morning. we're going to have a video put together. you know, you heard a lot during the republican national convention of i'm a child of immigrants. my grandmother came to this country. my great-grandparents. we're going to have a compilation. rubio is going to talk about immigration. of all of these republicans during the election touting their immigrant roots. touting those connections. are they going to stand in the way of comprehensive immigration reform. when
pentagon. it's not going to be sustainable for them. >> bill: the center for american progress has a lot of ties to the white house. so you're going to be live blogging tonight. what does that mean? >> he's going to say something and we're going to provide the context. he's going to say we've reduced spending. we're going to have the numbers that debt has fallen by $4.5 trillion by 2010. not only the speech. we'll be doing the rebuttal. marco rubio's rebuttal. the english part of it...
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. $1.2 trillion in cuts, half of it in the pentagon. across-the-board cuts, right? indiscriminate cuts. >> absolutely. >> bill: if it had been $10 trillion, half in the pentagon and half in the programs, the tea parties would have still said bring it on. right? that's their attitude. >> it is entirely possible. this is a group like many throughout the history of congress campaigned against government. ran against the congress. but unlike most in history never found that they had to make the transformation into governing. at some point, you have to be for something. you have to govern. even if you're for decreasing the size of government, you have to find a responsible way to do it. this is not responsible in any way. it cuts the good with the bad the efficient with the inefficient. it is going to cost us more money. when we breach the contracts in defense. so it is not the least bit rational. those that are saying that well, this is not a big deal, it is a small amount. it is a big amount and when you compound the fact that it's taking place now not over full year b
. $1.2 trillion in cuts, half of it in the pentagon. across-the-board cuts, right? indiscriminate cuts. >> absolutely. >> bill: if it had been $10 trillion, half in the pentagon and half in the programs, the tea parties would have still said bring it on. right? that's their attitude. >> it is entirely possible. this is a group like many throughout the history of congress campaigned against government. ran against the congress. but unlike most in history never found that they...
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now the pentagon is releasing these numbers. it's time to take full action. and by that i mean -- i wrote an article called "military suicide is the answer." in the article i described that a good idea would be to look into things like transindental meditation department wide. and have people take care of their mental health issues on a day-to-day basis, giving them the time to do so. >> michael: does that include screening people during recruitment? >> i think heavy screening needs to be done prior to and during recruitment. because if you are not delving deep into that pool, you are not going to find what is at the bottom. >> michael: that's interesting, because as they said there was a two-year lapse in doing that. tell us about ptsd. what is the danger of assuming ptsd is the cause of so many of those. >> the danger is that we miss the truth. we have to look at the 52% that are non-deployed non-active combat. what does that mean? what is that telling us? that there are bigger and broader answers here and we need to find out what those answers are. we need
now the pentagon is releasing these numbers. it's time to take full action. and by that i mean -- i wrote an article called "military suicide is the answer." in the article i described that a good idea would be to look into things like transindental meditation department wide. and have people take care of their mental health issues on a day-to-day basis, giving them the time to do so. >> michael: does that include screening people during recruitment? >> i think heavy...
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and he was -- he didn't take it to the "new york times" pentagon paper style, he took it to wikileaks, not part of our let's say internal news workings our protected first amendment crowd, you know what i mean? is that part of it? >> there's a lot in there. >> yeah. >> my understanding was he tried to take it to the "new york times" and "washington post" first before he went to wikileaks. wikileaks is a whole new ball game. all of a suddenly enthusiastic first amendment warriors are jumping behind rosen and leaving manning alone. but it's a very naughty problem and it is going to get naughtier because of the technology. >> k-n-o-t. >> exactly. >> that's part of the stretch how manning was treated early on, has clouded the substance of whether or not the case has a state of what he leaked and to whom. rosen wasn't mistreated at all, if anything he is being touted as a first amendment warrior. that imbalance i think is the biggest issue here. and whether or not we are going to get a shell shield law -- >> we are not going to get a shield law. no politician is going to vote for a shield
and he was -- he didn't take it to the "new york times" pentagon paper style, he took it to wikileaks, not part of our let's say internal news workings our protected first amendment crowd, you know what i mean? is that part of it? >> there's a lot in there. >> yeah. >> my understanding was he tried to take it to the "new york times" and "washington post" first before he went to wikileaks. wikileaks is a whole new ball game. all of a suddenly...
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the pentagon announced it will integrate women in front line combat positions. tell me how you feel about the seals being enter grated. >> i outan article about this when it was discussed months ago. my--let's just say for the purpose to answer the question. field training is the toughest. let's say it is. do i think women can get through our training program? 100%. when i talk to somebody about our training program it depends on what is in your heart and your head. it's a mental game to get there it. the physical game is there. >> michael: let me remind you that i couldn't get through day one. >> we can talk about that off line. i honestly think the brotherhood, that thing that you just mentioned is the only hesitation reservation that i have. it's not an on just. let's just take it slow. the gentlemen that i am around, my bride i'm around, the regular world is not the person i am in the seal team. it is an spartan aggressive, hard place. we bathe jours ourselves in of a advantagery to--ourselves in savagery to get the job done. i have no doubt that women can d
the pentagon announced it will integrate women in front line combat positions. tell me how you feel about the seals being enter grated. >> i outan article about this when it was discussed months ago. my--let's just say for the purpose to answer the question. field training is the toughest. let's say it is. do i think women can get through our training program? 100%. when i talk to somebody about our training program it depends on what is in your heart and your head. it's a mental game to...
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. $1.2 trillion cut across the board in domestic programs everything gets whacked, and out of the pentagon. it doesn't matter if it's stuff that is working. just everything would get cut. president obama yesterday in the south court auditorium with a group of first responders from all around the country in uniform standing in back of him said these are some of the people who are going to lose their jobs. >> obama: these cuts are not smart, they are not fair they will hurt our economy, and add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> bill: and the president pointed out this is not selective. this is sledge hammer. >> obama: congress allows this meat cleaver approach to take place it will jeopardize our military readiness. it will eviscerate jobs. >> bill: and the president said when congress adopted this, it was so bad right, that never, never, never would anybody ever believe that congress would go along with this. >> obama: the whole design of his arbitrary cuts was to make them so unattractive and unappealing the democrats and republicans would get together and fi
. $1.2 trillion cut across the board in domestic programs everything gets whacked, and out of the pentagon. it doesn't matter if it's stuff that is working. just everything would get cut. president obama yesterday in the south court auditorium with a group of first responders from all around the country in uniform standing in back of him said these are some of the people who are going to lose their jobs. >> obama: these cuts are not smart, they are not fair they will hurt our economy, and...
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. >>> the pentagon meanwhile offering limited support to french troops as they continue to fight islamic militants in mali. transport planes are helping move men and gear into the west african country but officials insist the american footprint on the ground will stay small. france also asking for help refueling its warplanes but president obama has not yet made a decision on whether he will authorize the use of u.s. aerial tankers. he's asking for more information from france on its overall plans. the fear is that more u.s. involvement could endanger american personnel and facilities in the region if we come to be seen as a cocombatant in that conflict. then back here at home, national rifle association chief wayne lapierrre is keeping up his combative stance with president obama, now attacking the inaugural address. in a speech in reno last night lapierrre accused the president of attacking supporters of the second amendment saying universal background checks are good for two things, either taxing gun owners or taking their guns away. we're back after the break. commercials? those type
. >>> the pentagon meanwhile offering limited support to french troops as they continue to fight islamic militants in mali. transport planes are helping move men and gear into the west african country but officials insist the american footprint on the ground will stay small. france also asking for help refueling its warplanes but president obama has not yet made a decision on whether he will authorize the use of u.s. aerial tankers. he's asking for more information from france on its...
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we should cut the pentagon. but these across the board cuts aren't the way to go t i would love to hear your take. two things, denial. there is not going to be so bad. no. i don't mean on. we can cut 13% 90% in the pecht gone surely. we can tightin our builts. they isn't going to be so bad or they just say no. all obama is doing is lying. he is just exaggerating to get his way. don't believe it. it's just peter and the wolfe. here is what's wrong with that. it's wrong because, number 1, they are wrong on their facts. these cuts are real. they are going to hurt. no. 2, it's just bad public policy. across the board cuts, as several people pointed out, erskin bowls alan simpson pointed out, it's not something any business would do. if you are having some problems your sales are not as good as they have been this month or something or the last six months in a business wants to look at what we can do to reduce costs, you don't cut everybody like 20% across the board. you don't cut your best salespeople 20%. you look
we should cut the pentagon. but these across the board cuts aren't the way to go t i would love to hear your take. two things, denial. there is not going to be so bad. no. i don't mean on. we can cut 13% 90% in the pecht gone surely. we can tightin our builts. they isn't going to be so bad or they just say no. all obama is doing is lying. he is just exaggerating to get his way. don't believe it. it's just peter and the wolfe. here is what's wrong with that. it's wrong because, number 1, they...
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and military readiness and what that will mean. >> he is at the pentagon now moments away from being sworn in. it could be kathleen seb i will sibilius. chuck hagel has my money. i will be there. if it's not chuck hagel, i will walk out. >> in protest? >> yeah. we wanted hagel. what's going on? >> quick story, public policy poling who we know ppp polled. they did a very, very important study, bill. they polled democrats and republicans to find out who their favorite fried chicken restaurant was. and they put it up against kfc. >> yeah. >> and chick-fil-a. >> popeye's. >> they just put it betweenthies two. i am with you. i say popeye's. popeye's keeps it real but kfc and democrats. democrats perform kfc while 48% of republicans chose chick-fil-a. >> of course. they are homophobic anti-marriage equality. >> exactly. what i found even more interesting out of this pole pole se /* /* poll, 43% of republicans say the nasty it al y'all food restaurant is quote a quality source of authenticethnic food. 43% of republicans say olive guardn is a quality source of was ethnic food. >> that's like
and military readiness and what that will mean. >> he is at the pentagon now moments away from being sworn in. it could be kathleen seb i will sibilius. chuck hagel has my money. i will be there. if it's not chuck hagel, i will walk out. >> in protest? >> yeah. we wanted hagel. what's going on? >> quick story, public policy poling who we know ppp polled. they did a very, very important study, bill. they polled democrats and republicans to find out who their favorite...
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headquarters or in the pentagon with the joystick, killing targets overseas, qualify for a medal of honor. >> really surreal world. >> bill: it is isn't it? >> the air force has these bases in colorado are like a field of trailers or container -- boxes. and these guys, they have normal lives with wives and kids at home and they drive in the office and get in one of the bunkers, sit behind a computer and spy on them and sometimes kill people in the tribal areas of pakistan or afghanistan. it is a really bizarre situation. >> bill: then go home and barbecue chicken for the kids. >> there is a situation comedy brewing in there somewhere. a tv show. >> bill: how did it go at the office today hon? well, i killed five. no. it really troubles me. so many aspects of it. we've talked a lot about president obama's state of the union. i want to get to that with you. and about marco rubio's response, particularly the water bottle. nobody is talking about poor rand paul. there was a third state of the union, right? it was given on behalf of the tea party. michele bachmann i think did it last year. >>
headquarters or in the pentagon with the joystick, killing targets overseas, qualify for a medal of honor. >> really surreal world. >> bill: it is isn't it? >> the air force has these bases in colorado are like a field of trailers or container -- boxes. and these guys, they have normal lives with wives and kids at home and they drive in the office and get in one of the bunkers, sit behind a computer and spy on them and sometimes kill people in the tribal areas of pakistan or...
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the pentagon estimated some 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual act in the military last year. a portion of a bridge collapsed last night sending two cars plunging into the river below. this is north of seattle. authorities say a tractor trailer hit the overhead of the bridge and caused it to collapse. this particular bridge was inspected twice last year and did require and receive repairs. it has been classified by the federal highway administration and functionally opsol leet meaning while it is not structurally unstable it is outdated. the bridge received a 57 out of 100 when inspected in november of 2012, and the american society of civil engineers give washington state bridges a c-minus overall. president obama is always asking for more stimulus money to invest in our infrastructure. we're back after the break. those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad
the pentagon estimated some 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual act in the military last year. a portion of a bridge collapsed last night sending two cars plunging into the river below. this is north of seattle. authorities say a tractor trailer hit the overhead of the bridge and caused it to collapse. this particular bridge was inspected twice last year and did require and receive repairs. it has been classified by the federal highway administration and functionally opsol leet meaning while it is...
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. >> john: it has not been a benefit to pentagon upper brass. it has been a deep embarrassment despite the fact over a million people had access to the files. same question, faiza. is he a hero, or traitor or both? >> he's a frenemy of the state. in the sense that i think you're absolutely right. he brought out a lot of information that made it possible for us to have a much more nuanced understanding of the war and to have a really you know, sort of in-depth understanding of certain diplomatic relationships. on the other hand, you know, coming back to something you said earlier we don't actually want everybody to take the decision into their own hands as to what information that we need to put out there. so there has to be some kind of balance. i agree with you. there is definitely room for clemency here. there is room for flexibility. but you know, if i'm looking at it i think yeah, you know, there is a possibility that he damaged national security. >> john: even if you think he committed treason, you can find the government's treatment to be
. >> john: it has not been a benefit to pentagon upper brass. it has been a deep embarrassment despite the fact over a million people had access to the files. same question, faiza. is he a hero, or traitor or both? >> he's a frenemy of the state. in the sense that i think you're absolutely right. he brought out a lot of information that made it possible for us to have a much more nuanced understanding of the war and to have a really you know, sort of in-depth understanding of...
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the pentagon issued a report showing a 37% increase in sexual assaults in the military. yet the assailants are often the victim's commanding officers and not punished. there were 4,000 reports last year but less than 200 defendants were actually convicted. that is unacceptal. those who bravely defend our values should also uphold them. we need to hold them to that. coming up, from the fallout of benghazi to the future of syria it's a complicated and dangerous world. michael o'hanlon will help us to understand it. it's the city so nice they named it twice and elected this guy thrice. who will be the next your honor when bloomy is a goner. there is a growing sense that michael zukerburg is biting the hand that feeds him. looking for likes in the world of politics. particular around. >> democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug
the pentagon issued a report showing a 37% increase in sexual assaults in the military. yet the assailants are often the victim's commanding officers and not punished. there were 4,000 reports last year but less than 200 defendants were actually convicted. that is unacceptal. those who bravely defend our values should also uphold them. we need to hold them to that. coming up, from the fallout of benghazi to the future of syria it's a complicated and dangerous world. michael o'hanlon will help...
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so mitch mcconnell's office actually sent a letter to the pentagon requesting information about this special program including in the letter a link to the duffel blog post. >> stephanie: hilarious. >> yes, he was following up to find out whether or not president obama was giving benefits to get-mo prisoners. >> stephanie: we were talking about this yesterday how do these things get into the right-wing world when you are hearing questions about -- >> hillary clinton: turkey? >> right. and here is how it happens. republicans were so far behind the eight ball when it comes to technology. i did not realize that that digital divide included google. >> stephanie: right. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: you have got to hear -- at writer explained this how he inadvertently created the myth that chuck hagel spoke to a nonexistent hamas group. >> exactly. and then they dig their heels in. basically what happened this guy dan friedman wrote -- he was trying to get out of his sources for stories, and he was joking around with the republican senate aide. he is like did he get mo
so mitch mcconnell's office actually sent a letter to the pentagon requesting information about this special program including in the letter a link to the duffel blog post. >> stephanie: hilarious. >> yes, he was following up to find out whether or not president obama was giving benefits to get-mo prisoners. >> stephanie: we were talking about this yesterday how do these things get into the right-wing world when you are hearing questions about -- >> hillary clinton:...
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it is one thing like the pentagon papers -- >> stephanie: i was going to say ellsberg wrote a case about why snowden made a right decision. >> he was working with the documentary filmmaker and with -- >> and he stayed here and went to trial. >> hal: they now work together. the three of them who kind of -- and it looks like he took that job there after he had spoken to greenwald and those guys beforehand. >> stephanie: it was a different america a long time ago. that is true. he says he writes i was under indictment. free to speak to the media at rallies, public sures. i was part of a movement toward an on-going war. it was my preeminent concern. i couldn't have done that abroad and leaving the country never entered my mind. just another reason why i think it is a bad analogy. what ellsberg did. >> hal: i think they're incomparable. the problem becomes if you don't address it for what it actually is, then you can't say every leaker is a whistle-blower or vice versa. the problem is when you say that everybody who leaks information is a whistle-blower, then the government basically goes eve
it is one thing like the pentagon papers -- >> stephanie: i was going to say ellsberg wrote a case about why snowden made a right decision. >> he was working with the documentary filmmaker and with -- >> and he stayed here and went to trial. >> hal: they now work together. the three of them who kind of -- and it looks like he took that job there after he had spoken to greenwald and those guys beforehand. >> stephanie: it was a different america a long time ago....
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would help the poor or middle class, emts getting laid off they didn't respond to the furloughs for pentagon employees. no. but white house tours, oh my god, right? or now flight delays. oh, my god. the sky is falling. the sky is falling. some republicans have come forward and said they want to sponsor legislation which would carve out an exemption to the sequesters just for airlines just for passengers who happen to be flying that day. you know what? no freakin' way. no way. why should they get any special treatment? see the problem is -- and i wrote a whole column about this. "huffington post" identifyied some 200 real life cuts real pain from real people from the sequester for people that live outside of the beltway, but you didn't hear any whining and gnashing of teeth until the sequester started being felt inside the beltway. how? especially flight delays because these people fly a lot, and members of congress fly home every weekend. so suddenly they want to create an exemption. harry reid majority leader, has proposed that maybe we could have a -- use money that we've saved now from dr
would help the poor or middle class, emts getting laid off they didn't respond to the furloughs for pentagon employees. no. but white house tours, oh my god, right? or now flight delays. oh, my god. the sky is falling. the sky is falling. some republicans have come forward and said they want to sponsor legislation which would carve out an exemption to the sequesters just for airlines just for passengers who happen to be flying that day. you know what? no freakin' way. no way. why should they...
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and thank colludes the pentagon papers. a lot of people will surely call him a traitor, but they are mistaken. so that's the other thing, jim, even he qualified it by saying from what we know so far. i very much hope manning and snowden inspire others. i disagree. the very exist of this is an abuse of the constitution. congress cannot repeal the fourth amendment to the constitution. so in that sense, chris, you are right, it would have to go to the supreme court. there is no effective congressional oversight -- and there again dianne feinstein,al franken are saying there is and this guy is saying there isn't. they can certainly get warrants -- they can get any warrant they want. the scooping up all of the digital data of everyone that's unconstitutional. it's east germany without the mass detentions. east germany is going a little far, i think -- >> just in terms of the information gathering it is. >> stephanie: yeah keith ellison. >> i think it's a fiction. it's a fiction that everybody in congress knows. >> stephanie: and
and thank colludes the pentagon papers. a lot of people will surely call him a traitor, but they are mistaken. so that's the other thing, jim, even he qualified it by saying from what we know so far. i very much hope manning and snowden inspire others. i disagree. the very exist of this is an abuse of the constitution. congress cannot repeal the fourth amendment to the constitution. so in that sense, chris, you are right, it would have to go to the supreme court. there is no effective...
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chuck hagel was sworn in this morning at a private ceremony at the pentagon. he is planning to address department employees later today. the full senate confirmed hagel yesterday and he released a statement saying that he is incredibly honored to be tasked with heading up the department of defense and he plans to work closely with congress to protect this great nation and to make sure we maintain the world's strongest military. >> first lady michelle obama is on the move the next couple of days to continue to promote the third anniversary of her let's move program. you may remember that she teamed up with big bird to release a couple of public service announcements last week urging kids to eat better and exercise more. i like the excuse to show big bird dancing again. today she travels to clinton mississippi where child obesity is down 13% from 2005. state officials attribute much of the change to a 2007 law that required more p.e. in schools and better food on cafeteria menus. >>> the first lady championed a federal law mandating healthier school meals and ou
chuck hagel was sworn in this morning at a private ceremony at the pentagon. he is planning to address department employees later today. the full senate confirmed hagel yesterday and he released a statement saying that he is incredibly honored to be tasked with heading up the department of defense and he plans to work closely with congress to protect this great nation and to make sure we maintain the world's strongest military. >> first lady michelle obama is on the move the next couple...
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reporter can bark around the edges of the pentagon all they want but unless somebody gives them a piece of information that they wouldn't normally be privy to, it just doesn't exist. to me, we'll always need whistle-blowers. that's why we need strong whistle-blower protection. the problem with the snowden situation is he's both a whistle-blower and a leaker. my note to him would be -- i think many people's was stop while you're ahead. say the stuff that whistle blow all you want but once you start leaking and going by the way they also had this program that was going on. that's not illegal. as a matter of fact, most americans are kind of okay with that. there might be some hard-liners on both sides who are against it but there is a legitimate national interest in maintaining some of those things. you can't just talk about them as if they're on the same level because you know what it does? it actually waters down the prism program. you start talking about other stuff as if they're on the same playing field people go well, that i'm for. maybe i'm not against this as much as i thought. tha
reporter can bark around the edges of the pentagon all they want but unless somebody gives them a piece of information that they wouldn't normally be privy to, it just doesn't exist. to me, we'll always need whistle-blowers. that's why we need strong whistle-blower protection. the problem with the snowden situation is he's both a whistle-blower and a leaker. my note to him would be -- i think many people's was stop while you're ahead. say the stuff that whistle blow all you want but once you...
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apparently brennan wants to put them under pentagon control. who knows if that is true but there are three things i was shocked the democrats didn't bring up. and it's three questions that every president obama ditto head has to respond to. i don't like criticizing this but let's be honestly about a couple of things. number 1, the word imminent how that no longer means imminent and it means we think you might do something 20s years from now and that makes you an imminent threat and we have to kill you with with no trial. no. 2 is militant. any male over the age of 16 whose near where one of these bombs goes off is counted as a militant whether they were or not. toe try to talk al-qaeda guys. >> that's how they keep the civilian death tolls low. it's a dirt dirty business. number 3, blowback, what no democrat asked about is every time we kill an america hater with one of these things we are creating untold numbers of new. so it's person pet y'all war. >> i would add a high informed -- highly placed. we don't know who that is. who is making this
apparently brennan wants to put them under pentagon control. who knows if that is true but there are three things i was shocked the democrats didn't bring up. and it's three questions that every president obama ditto head has to respond to. i don't like criticizing this but let's be honestly about a couple of things. number 1, the word imminent how that no longer means imminent and it means we think you might do something 20s years from now and that makes you an imminent threat and we have to...
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instead of across-the-board cuts, he shows in which programs we should be cutting including the pentagon. but doing so in a smart way which is the only way to really run a budget. that's a good part of the president's budget. president's budget includes following through on something that he talked about. remember in the state of the union. which is universal preschool. president promised and said we should -- and i couldn't agree more. as a priority, as a nation, every american child from the age of 4 up, should have access to preschool not just those families who are lucky enough to be able to afford it. and the president has that in his budget. he pays for it by a pretty hefty increase in the federal tax on cigarettes which should jump up almost double to $1.95 per pack of cigarettes. now, that would mean, of course, because of price elasticity, that fewer people would be smoking cigarettes but they've already factored that in and even with fewer people smoking because of the higher price that would still pay for universal preschool. the president's budget also includes the buffett ru
instead of across-the-board cuts, he shows in which programs we should be cutting including the pentagon. but doing so in a smart way which is the only way to really run a budget. that's a good part of the president's budget. president's budget includes following through on something that he talked about. remember in the state of the union. which is universal preschool. president promised and said we should -- and i couldn't agree more. as a priority, as a nation, every american child from the...
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according to a new report by the pentagon. the science board did not accuse the chinese of stealing the designs but senior military and industry officials make knowledge to say the vast majority of the widening campaign of espionage against u.s. defense contractors and government agencies. we're not saying stealing. don't call in your markers. >> shouldn't be concerned. but when i did walk out of seeing the avengers in china they were handing out dvds. you could buy them on the street of all of the schematics for our planes. >> stephanie: we're not saying stealing. that's kind of harsh. please don't call in the iru. >> hal: here is the odd part. in line with the a.p. scandal the rosen story at fox news and the a.p. story, you know, i've had a discussion about this on my own radio show but the idea is that there is a difference between whistle-blower and just leaking facts. in this case, it is like the american people have the right to know. guess what. if they know, if we know some of these things, everybody knows. and in the
according to a new report by the pentagon. the science board did not accuse the chinese of stealing the designs but senior military and industry officials make knowledge to say the vast majority of the widening campaign of espionage against u.s. defense contractors and government agencies. we're not saying stealing. don't call in your markers. >> shouldn't be concerned. but when i did walk out of seeing the avengers in china they were handing out dvds. you could buy them on the street of...
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. >> that's been part of the pentagon's concern in saying there should be like a force after the to ease the position. not going to have a discussion about that if, you know unless there is in place. if there is there is no to investment in the president long-term. one of the questions that was raised friday by one of the afghan journalists. what about the role of women? there are women who believe they are going to end up on the short end of the stick here under a new afghan government. how does the united states feel about that? and the president it's up to the afghan people. on the other hand, we feel it's essential. >> if the taliban for example were to get in were to enforce sharia law. >> it is something for years has been a concern not only for women's groups but for this administration, for any administration. >> the u.s. is asking women in afghan society to participate, to step out on a limb to take advantage of the possibility pi what happens when the u.s. goes home and sort of left standing there and you have put your name out there and you have put yourself out there and it m
. >> that's been part of the pentagon's concern in saying there should be like a force after the to ease the position. not going to have a discussion about that if, you know unless there is in place. if there is there is no to investment in the president long-term. one of the questions that was raised friday by one of the afghan journalists. what about the role of women? there are women who believe they are going to end up on the short end of the stick here under a new afghan government....
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. >> go back to the pentagon papers. right? in all of these cases, we have talked about wiki leaks and bradley manning earlier. all that stuff came after wikileaks, i have not seen any threat to our national security. >> i was thinking the exact same thing. the other thing that sort of annoyed me that in the wikileaks situation, you had these political figures outraged and we had to major the espy onnage act tougher it is which is outrageously tough already. now, you have folks sort of lining up behind the press to preserve the media's right to investigate and report. you know, i would love to put some comments side-by-side >> bill: so was the irs out of control? and is the department of justice out of control? can either be justified or defended 866-55-press. your comments welcome. talking with michael macleoud-ball on this wednesday edition of the "full-court press." >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question
. >> go back to the pentagon papers. right? in all of these cases, we have talked about wiki leaks and bradley manning earlier. all that stuff came after wikileaks, i have not seen any threat to our national security. >> i was thinking the exact same thing. the other thing that sort of annoyed me that in the wikileaks situation, you had these political figures outraged and we had to major the espy onnage act tougher it is which is outrageously tough already. now, you have folks sort...
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for example, i saw the other day where the pentagon, they are not going to -- they are not doing their furloughs. the way they thought they were going to do. >> i have spoken to people in virginia who have received their furlough notices. >> it wasn't the pentagon then? one agency that was going to furlough and they decided, well we found some money. >> some of that is happening. it's unpredictable. everything that has been happening like we didn't know it was going to happen like that. people are going to have money, families in village and elsewhere are reorganizing their budgets. people are being laid off. we did a story last week. there is this nuclear waste site in washington where we made -- >> leaking to the river? >> we have plutonium there. we could blow people up and win the cold war. and now there are 15 million gallons of nuclear sludge leaking into the ground and there are 9,000 people who work there to clean it up. so we have laid off a couple of hundred of them now. we have furloughed another 2,000. >> which means more stuff leaking into the environment? right? >> right.
for example, i saw the other day where the pentagon, they are not going to -- they are not doing their furloughs. the way they thought they were going to do. >> i have spoken to people in virginia who have received their furlough notices. >> it wasn't the pentagon then? one agency that was going to furlough and they decided, well we found some money. >> some of that is happening. it's unpredictable. everything that has been happening like we didn't know it was going to happen...
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>> bill: didn't bill clinton promise monica a job at the pentagon? >> gosh, i don't remember what the promises were for that. >> bill: how long have you lived in new york? >> about five years. >> bill: do you think new yorkers are ready to give anthony weiner yet a third chance or this may be one time too many? >> after this one, i don't know. it's like -- it is the lying thing is going to be tough to overcome because you know, he was very strong personality. lot of people like that. promote himself as a fighter. he didn't really do a lot. but he was on tv making noise and i think people were really excited about that coming back. i was excited about it coming back. i think he was going to tone things down if it was successful again. but now you know, i haven't seen any of the instant polls yet. it doesn't seem good. >> bill: the important point here is there are other good -- from a democratic progressive point of view at any rate, there are other good candidates. de blasio, quinn. >> i kind of had a feeling that quinn was going to kind of like pull
>> bill: didn't bill clinton promise monica a job at the pentagon? >> gosh, i don't remember what the promises were for that. >> bill: how long have you lived in new york? >> about five years. >> bill: do you think new yorkers are ready to give anthony weiner yet a third chance or this may be one time too many? >> after this one, i don't know. it's like -- it is the lying thing is going to be tough to overcome because you know, he was very strong personality....
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lawmakers wills attach two additional provisions to that bill giving the pentagon more flexibility on how it implements those sequester cuts. more bill up next. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: rosa parks has a new seat up-front on the bus. hey, good morning everybody. what do you say? here we go. thursday, february 28th. last day of the shortest month of the year. is this a -- no, that's right. 29th is when you have a leap year. it is a regular ole february. good to see you today on this regular ole day. no such thing as a regular ole day on the "full court press." you never know what's going to happen around here. thank you for joining us. hello, hello, hello, wherever you happen to be in this great land. we are there with you. we are there for you to talk about the stories in the news this morning. whether it's happening here in our nation's capital washington, d.c., around the country
lawmakers wills attach two additional provisions to that bill giving the pentagon more flexibility on how it implements those sequester cuts. more bill up next. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: rosa parks has a new seat up-front on the bus. hey, good morning everybody. what do...
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pentagon reporters say the policy shift is just semantics -- a reflection rather of what is already happening on the ground. women have been serving alongside their male counterparts in danger zones for years. the exclusion policy prohibits women from serving directly in combat, but there have been 152 female troops killed in what are defined as quote, support roles in iraq and afghanistan. now there are 250,000 jobs open to women that weren't open before. there may still be some positions that the military considers inappropriate for women, and the officials have until january 2016 to carve out her to exceptions. 14% of our american tear personnel are women. and north korea plans to bring out more missiles samed at the us. they are reacting to a sanction against them. north korea often issued these kind of threats, but doesn't have the technology to carry them out at this point. we're back after the break. the headlines. (vo) in the minefield of the nation's gun control debate, this could be the most polarizing issue. >> anybody can claim stand your ground and they could get away with murder
pentagon reporters say the policy shift is just semantics -- a reflection rather of what is already happening on the ground. women have been serving alongside their male counterparts in danger zones for years. the exclusion policy prohibits women from serving directly in combat, but there have been 152 female troops killed in what are defined as quote, support roles in iraq and afghanistan. now there are 250,000 jobs open to women that weren't open before. there may still be some positions that...
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>> but ellsburg said had he done the pentagon papers now, he would be put in jail forever under obama much like bradley manning is. >> caller: well, i would just like to caution everyone not to run to the barricade for this snowden guy, because his actions do not indicate he is patriot on hero. >> stephanie: yeah someone made the lee miserables yesterday. >> yeah something is weird. it's almost like a limited hangout or something. >> something is going to come out, and it will fall into place, but until then -- >> stephanie: something doesn't smell right. exactly. mary in texas. hi mary. >> caller: listen, spying isn't new in america. they have been doing this for years, anybody they want to check on. all they have to do is issue an order, and you can hear everything. >> right. >> stephanie: yep. yep. >> caller: and it's not about -- the guy is clearly wrong for what he did, and no, he's not a patriot. he doesn't love his country so much he wants the people to know. everything that is done these days is done to make the president look bad. >> i don't know that he is doing that. i don'
>> but ellsburg said had he done the pentagon papers now, he would be put in jail forever under obama much like bradley manning is. >> caller: well, i would just like to caution everyone not to run to the barricade for this snowden guy, because his actions do not indicate he is patriot on hero. >> stephanie: yeah someone made the lee miserables yesterday. >> yeah something is weird. it's almost like a limited hangout or something. >> something is going to come out,...
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they were at the pentagon before the wall collapsed. >> stephanie: wow. laura ingraham or as we call her, number 17. [ laughter ] >> stop it! >> the public is still against what obama care is doing to the healthcare system. i think paul ryan sees that even in some democrat states, they're seeing what's going to happen in a state like massachusetts. i think ryan thinks he has some philosophical space to move in there. and again a lot of reasons why he's putting that in there. >> stephanie: i see. even though the american people -- she's wrong. the american people voted for it. >> what paul ryan? >> what bubble does she live in? >> stephanie: why didn't he just put in farting unicorns? glittered farting unicorns. that ain't gonna happen either. >> or glitter farting rafalca. >> rafalca is no longer with us. >> stephanie: "the stephanie miller show" does not have any information on the whereabouts of rafalca. >> maybe they're passing her off as calamari. >> stephanie: campaign prop. glue now. what? >> it lost as badly as mitt romney did. >> worse. >> stephan
they were at the pentagon before the wall collapsed. >> stephanie: wow. laura ingraham or as we call her, number 17. [ laughter ] >> stop it! >> the public is still against what obama care is doing to the healthcare system. i think paul ryan sees that even in some democrat states, they're seeing what's going to happen in a state like massachusetts. i think ryan thinks he has some philosophical space to move in there. and again a lot of reasons why he's putting that in there....
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i talked to someone in the pentagon yesterday who has spent years working about this i.e.d. problem who said the problem with these things, you know there are so many household items you could pull together to make one of these things, it's very hard to track. though what's interesting about the pressure cookers is that that's blen very common in afghanistan. much more so than anywhere else. pressure cookers are a household item. >> they have been used? >> very frequently. >> i never heard that? >> the taliban according to the pentagon, that's where that type of device has shown up the most in recent years. pakistan and afghanistan. and some suggest we actually we the united states, taught them how to do that back in the 1980s when we were training the moujaduin to fight the so far yes, it is. you could stick one of these things nam backpack walk down the street and conseal it quite easily. >> bill: i don't know whether there is any connection or not. >> that's my question yesterday on top of this. here in -- we were the old anthrax-laden letters being sent tonight members o
i talked to someone in the pentagon yesterday who has spent years working about this i.e.d. problem who said the problem with these things, you know there are so many household items you could pull together to make one of these things, it's very hard to track. though what's interesting about the pressure cookers is that that's blen very common in afghanistan. much more so than anywhere else. pressure cookers are a household item. >> they have been used? >> very frequently. >>...
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this was not imposed on them by any civilians in the pentagon or the white house. the joint chiefs recommended it because women are already in combat. let's start paying the ones who are in combat, what they deserve >> it is not like every woman in the military will be in combat. you've got to earn it. there's going to be tests. i mean come on, they're not just going to send people out there who aren't qualified. we don't have time to talk about hillary's testimony on the hill last week. just the floodgates of right wing misogyny that that opened up. preview of what's to come, i think. >> john: i think you're right eric. they had eight years of hating her as first lady. 12 years of loving her as a senator and secretary of state and now they're looking at 2016, they're going to hate her all over again to hurt her so chris christie, who they also hate, can become president. one more thing about the women in combat. there's so many men in the military who aren't fit for combat. there were so many women who are ready for combat and haven't been allowed to serve. i want
this was not imposed on them by any civilians in the pentagon or the white house. the joint chiefs recommended it because women are already in combat. let's start paying the ones who are in combat, what they deserve >> it is not like every woman in the military will be in combat. you've got to earn it. there's going to be tests. i mean come on, they're not just going to send people out there who aren't qualified. we don't have time to talk about hillary's testimony on the hill last week....